18-Jun-12: Long day, started with terror attack, ends with incoming rocket

A rocket fired from the terror-rich Gaza Strip crashed into open fields in the vicinity of Sderot, the Israeli city with the misfortune of being located right next to the Gaza/Israel border (less than 2 miles from Gaza). It exploded harmlessly around 10 o'clock tonight, though that was plainly not the intention of the thugs who did the firing; they know they take their lives into their own hands whenever they launch explosive missiles into Israel. They will certainly try this again, and who can guarantee that the future outcome will be equally benign?

Meanwhile at the tail end of a long. very hot day, we are hearing first reports of an ongoing post-midnight shoot-out involving IDF soldiers and suspected terrorists in the vicinity of Kissufim. More as we get details.